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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in distance learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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